Opening explorer over 1,964,188 over-the-board games. Online games are searchable and count for prep, but are excluded from opening statistics.
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nbd7 | 346 | 30% 21% 48% | 2154 | 2026 |
| c5 | 54 | 44% 19% 37% | 2085 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 49 | 27% 24% 49% | 2191 | 2026 |
| c6 | 37 | 27% 19% 54% | 2051 | 2025 |
| Bf5 | 35 | 29% 29% 43% | 2387 | 2026 |
| b6 | 12 | 25% 17% 58% | 2159 | 2025 |
| a5 | 9 | 33% 44% 22% | 2244 | 2026 |
| Nfd7 | 7 | 43% 14% 43% | 2054 | 2026 |
| Re8 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2217 | 2026 |
| e5 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2515 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2103 | 2025 |
| Qe8 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2207 | 2019 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2271 | 2024 |
| Bg4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1788 | 2025 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2784–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Ding Liren2791–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | ½-½ | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2785–Caruana, F2779 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Paris | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2774–Nepomniachtchi, I2775 | 0-1 | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Topalov, V2747–Ding Liren2797 | 0-1 | Ding vs Topalov Match | 2018 |
| So, W2754–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |
| Wojtaszek, R2724–Nepomniachtchi, I2773 | ½-½ | Moscow FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Keymer, Vincent2690–Nepomniachtchi, I2793 | 0-1 | WR Chess Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| Ding Liren2745–Sindarov, Javokhir2674 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool C | 2024 |
| Duda, J2743–Van Foreest, Jorden2671 | ½-½ | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |